Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli is once again leading Royal Challengers Bangalore with regular skipper Faf du Plessis still nursing an injury that does not allow him to take the field. Faf suffered a rib injury in RCB’s defeat to Chennai Super Kings, which has seen Kohli take up leadership responsibilities for the last two games against Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). This also saw RCB register two wins in a row.
Virat Kohli Hilariously Imitates Faf Du Plessis’s Batting Stance
While Virat has taken over the captaincy duties, Faf, on the other hand, has continued to bat and has been used as an impact sub by the Bengaluru-based franchise. Virat Kohli continues to lead RCB in the ongoing game against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Faf has once again taken the same role of an impact player.
Ahead of the game, Kohli was at his hilarious best as he was seen copying the full-time captain Faf’s batting stance. In the pre-match warm-up session, the TV cameras spotted the RCB stand-in skipper copying the full-time captain Faf’s batting stance.
The video and pictures of Kohli copying Faf has going viral on the internet, which has left the fans in splits.
Check out some of the best reactions:
Virat Kohli imitating Faf Du Plessis' batting stance. pic.twitter.com/Z1d9dHIzf4
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 26, 2023
Kohli trying Faf's backlift 😂 pic.twitter.com/O8taqtv3aX
— Kaushik Kashyap (@CricKaushik_) April 26, 2023
Virat Kohli copied Faf du Plessis 👀 pic.twitter.com/VelDH7JhPo
— Pari (@BluntIndianGal) April 26, 2023
Virat Kohli imitating Faf Du Plessis' batting style. [Star] pic.twitter.com/8QCI2CWTQX
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) April 26, 2023
RCB vs KKR: Playing XI And Impact Player List Of Both The Teams
Royal Challengers Bangalore XI: Virat Kohli (captain), Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Dinesh Karthik†, Suyash Prabhudessai, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
RCB Impact Players: Faf du Plessis, Fabian Allen, Akash Deep, Karn Sharma, Anuj Rawat
Kolkata Knight Riders XI: Venkatesh Iyer, N Jagadeesan†, Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Nitish Rana (captain), Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, David Wiese, Varun Arora, Umesh Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
KKR Impact Players: Mandeep Singh, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Litton Das, Kulwant Khejroliya
